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Child Maltreatment, Vol. 10, No. 2, 108-123 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1077559505275252

Family Connections: A Program for Preventing Child Neglect

Diane DePanfilis

University of Maryland School of Social Work, ddepanfi{at}ssw.umaryland.edu

Howard Dubowitz

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Family Connections was a demonstration program specifically designed to prevent child neglect. This article describes the development of prevention strategies and the assessment of outcomes for families who received two versions of the intervention. The sample included 154 families (473 children) in a poor, urban neighborhood who met risk criteria for child neglect and who were randomly assigned to receive either a 3- or 9-month intervention. Self-report and observational data were analyzed using analyses of variance (ANOVA) with repeated measures. Results for the entire sample indicated positive changes in protective factors (parenting attitudes, parenting competence, social support); diminished risk factors (parental depressive symptoms, parenting stress, life stress); and improved child safety (physical and psychological care of children) and behavior (decreased externalizing and internalizing behavior). Results further reflected no advantage of the 9-month intervention for improving parenting adequacy. Further testing of the intervention with other target populations is being conducted.

Key Words: child neglect • prevention • outcomes • evaluation


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